The Department of Theoretical Mechanics and Pavement Modelling (ZMTiMNK) was established as a part of the Institute of Roads and Bridges during the reorganization of the Faculty in 2009. The first head of the department ZMTiMNK was prof. Wacław Szcześniak who served as the head until his retirement in 2011 when he was replaced by dr. Lesław Kwaśniewski. After the death of dr. Kwaśniewski (2014), dr. Artur Zbiciak became the head of the department in 2015. The department employs eight full time employees including one full professor, one associate professor, three assistant professors and three teaching assistants.